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Civics Chapter 6

George-SVHS-Chapter 6 Vocabulary

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Bicameral A 2 part congress
Census Population count
Constituents People represented
Gerrymander An oddly shaped voting district designed to increase the voting strength of a particular group
Majority party The political party to which more than half of the members belong
standing committees permanent committees that continue their work from session to session
seniority years of service
expressed powers Specific powers listed in the first 17 clauses
implied powers The powers congress have because of Clause 18
elastic clause it allows congress to stretch its powers to meet new needs
impeach to accuse officials of misconduct in office
writ of habeas corpus A court order that requires police to bring a prisoner to court to explain why they are holding the person
bills of attainder laws that punish a person without a jury trial
ex post facto laws These laws make an act a crime after the act has been committed
franking priviledge Senators and representatives can send job-related mail without paying postage.
lobbyists people hired by government groups to influence government decision makers
casework the work congress does to help people with a problem
pork-barrel projects Government projects and grants that primarily benefit the home district or state
joint resolutions A bill passed by both houses of congress
special-intrest groups organizations or groups made up of people with some common intrest who try to influence government decisions
riders completely unrelated amendments
filabuster to talk a bill to death
cloture ending a filabuster with a three-fifths vote
voice vote a vote in which those in favor say "Yea" and those against say "No"
roll-call vote Voicing votes one at a time, as they are recorded
veto refuse to sign
pocket veto vetoing a bill because congress is not in session
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